Arsenal dreamed of a bombastic January reinforcement like Mudryk or Caicedo, they prepared a lot of money, but they had to settle for less attractive players. But who knows, maybe they will be important cogs in decisive battles for the sensational title.Instead of Mudryk, the significantly cheaper Leandro Trossard recently joined the attack, and today, instead of Caicedo, the Gunners signed Jorginho from Chelsea.After Brighton rejected two offers from Arsenal for Moises Caicedo, the second of which was 80,000,000 euros, Arsenal turned to a cheaper solution and signed the long-term Blues playmaker.##NAJAVA_MECA_6988943##The Italo-Brazilian was the brain of Chelsea’s game for the last four and a half years, played under every coach, including Graham Potter, but decided to leave the club. He entered the last six months of his contract, there was no agreement on an extension and Chelsea eventually agreed to earn something from him. They received about 13,500,000 euros in compensation, which is not bad for a player who is 31 years old and entered the last six months of his contract.A reminder – Chelsea paid as much as 57,000,000 euros for Jorginho in the summer of 2018 when they snatched him from Manchester City. Jorginho won all possible international trophies with the Blues (Champions League, Europa League, Club World Cup, European Super Cup) but none of the domestic ones, having knocked out as many as five cup finals in England.Jorginho becomes the latest player to rep Chelsea and Arsenal 🔵🔄🔴 pic.twitter.com/S0mVNbhcwv— B/R Football (@brfootball) January 31, 2023 Although it was speculated that he could join Barcelona as a free agent in the summer, Jorginho accepted a surprising invitation to join the city rivals. Mikel Arteta needed reinforcements in the heart of the midfield where Granit Xhaka and Thomas Partey are standard. Alternative Mohamed Elneny is injured, while the young Belgian Albert Sami Lokonga was not getting minutes and was sent on loan to Crystal Palace this evening.Jorginho signed a contract with Arsenal for just 18 months.
